Quote: Originally Posted by
hoodster 2004 
explorer.exe wont load on startup i have windows vista home premium. It just
opens up with my documents folder.
Try this fix:
1. click start> type regedit.
2. Navigate to the following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogo n
3. The little key 8th one from the bottom should be "Shell"
4. Double click it and in the value date it should say Explorer.exe if it doesn't then type that in there.
5. Hit Ok and restarted your machine.
Let us know if that worked for you.